Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher, spots 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $397.94/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 4 of 28 comparable sales and sits −51.22 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$397.94

42 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,159

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$26.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.75

vs MO average

−60.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	404.98	2,217	31
Medium and Large 1-2	529	378.09	2,001	11thin

One grade step is worth $26.89/cwt here — about $215 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $483.11, low $377.91, median $449.16 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale42 hd

397.94

—

MO average17 barns · 2,193 hd

428.69

−30.75

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−60.20

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−51.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,523	170.71	2,600	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,576	157.33	2,480	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	148.38	1,860	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	131.01	1,358	15

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,361	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,942	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	705	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 lots · USDA AMS · SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction - Jackson, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	365.87/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,895	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	359.82/cwt	330.00–367.00	2,655	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	381.91/cwt	350.00–402.00	1,635	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	335.85/cwt	315.00–357.00	2,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	342.94/cwt	325.00–356.00	2,164	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	389.34/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,892	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	669	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,810	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	383.62/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	430.33/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,833	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	345.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	307.87/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	382.83/cwt	357.00–405.00	2,400	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	391.88/cwt	375.00–407.00	1,920	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	367.54/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	378.00/cwt	340.00–410.00	1,939	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	339.21/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,144	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	408.54/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,329	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	378.34/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	1,193	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	434.50/cwt	400.00–457.00	1,612	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	438.91/cwt	412.00–450.00	1,448	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	402.41/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,137	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	373.74/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,171	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	402.64/cwt	397.00–420.00	1,929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	408.33/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	309.90/cwt	285.00–347.00	1,766	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,953	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	141.07/cwt	129.50–147.00	1,601	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	115.92/cwt	102.00–121.00	1,029	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,628	1
Bulls	—	—	1,749	185.77/cwt	180.00–196.00	3,249	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	165.28/cwt	157.00–173.50	2,530	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	152.19/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,437	10
Bulls	—	—	1,438	170.00/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,445	5
Bulls	—	—	1,288	146.78/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,891	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	160.33/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,132	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	148.20/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,805	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	135.03/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,731	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,240	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	705	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,213	2,360.67/head	1,850.00–2,750.00	2,361	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	1,942.24/head	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,942	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	296.21/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	432	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	338.13/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,762	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	323.80/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,946	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	330.49/cwt	300.00–360.00	2,555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	405.97/cwt	377.00–437.00	1,754	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	356.15/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,984	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	397.74/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	427.52/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	319.83/cwt	316.00–325.00	2,216	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	624	427.04/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,665	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	306.26/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	429.32/cwt	400.00–437.00	1,619	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	319.72/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	384	432.57/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,661	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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